1318.3 - Qld Stats, Feb 2008
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/02/2008
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Building Approvals Building Activity Engineering Construction BUILDING APPROVALS In December 2007, the total number of dwelling units approved in Queensland in trend terms was 3,705. The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units approved for December 2007 showed total approvals decreased by -1.5% from the previous month, the third consecutive decrease after 20 months of increases. The trend estimate for private sector houses was 2,579 approvals which represents 70% of total dwelling units approved. In December 2007, the total value in trend terms of building approvals was $1,583.5 million, an 11% increase from December 2006. Residential buildings accounted for 67% of the total value of buildings. For more information on this topic, please refer to Building Approvals, Australia (cat. no. 8731.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released monthly. BUILDING ACTIVITY In the September 2007 quarter, the total number of dwellings completed in trend terms in Queensland was 8,659. This is a decrease of -8.2% from the June 2007 quarter. There were 6,510 new houses completed during the September 2007 quarter which represents 75% of the total number of dwelling units completed. In the September 2007 quarter, the trend estimate of the value of total building work done was $4,013.0 million, a -0.1% decrease from September 2006 quarter. For more information on this topic, please refer to Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released quarterly. ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION Between the June 2007 and September 2007 quarters, the Queensland chain volume trend estimate of the value of engineering construction increased by 3.0% to $3240.1 million. This continues the period of strong growth since December 2003 quarter. For further information on this topic, access Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8762.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released quarterly. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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